Overview
- Khamzat Chimaev urged a matchup with Alex Pereira on X, writing, "Let’s go White House. Don’t worry, I will finish you fast."
- Alex Pereira has not accepted the challenge and recently posted that the White House appearance "Looks like a NO GO!!!"
- The UFC’s proposed White House event is tentatively set for June 14, and the promotion has not announced any fights for the card.
- Any meeting would require a weight plan between the middleweight champion Chimaev and light heavyweight titleholder Pereira, with timing complicated by reports that Chimaev is recovering from a minor foot injury and expected to defend after Ramadan 2026.
- The matchup is widely discussed as a grappler-versus-striker clash with major commercial interest, but it remains unconfirmed by the fighters and the UFC.